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 oppoite to this Author's Sytem. The Pigeon lives entirely upon Corn, and remains contantly united to his Mate, and both in common feed their young ones. The Duck, whoe Voracity is notorious, takes no Notice either of his young ones or their Mother, and contributes nothing towards their Subitence; and among Cocks and Hens, a Species carce les ravenous, the former is never known to give himelf any Trouble about Eggs or Chickens. If among other Species the Male hares with the Female the Care of feeding their young ones, it is becaue thoe Birds, not being able to fly as oon as hatched, and which the Mother cannot uckle, can much les do without the Father's Aitance than Quadrupeds, who, for ome time at leat, require nothing but the Mother's Nipple.

3. There is a great Deal of Uncertainty in the principal Fact upon which Mr. Locke builds his whole Argument. For to know if, in a pure State of Nature, Woman, as he pretends, generally becomes pregnant, and brings forth a new Child a long Time before that immediately preceeding can himelf upply his Wants,